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Source of those numbers? If they are true, then you have serious reasons to call that a "failure" indeed. Where did you get them from?
I think they didn't provide a source because there are no reliable numbers. Those may still come at a later date.
I did find these sources though. They suggest that the turnout was substantially lower than expected and that estimates of attendance numbers are hotly debated.
https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/trump-military-parade-crowd-size-protests-s3pkrphr8
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-protests-military-parade
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c2kqe5yv0yzt
Google is your friend.
Also if you’re actually into numbers and want to care about something where numbers matter: https://electiontruthalliance.org/ and https://smartelections.us/
It’s not as entertaining and more difficult to play oppositional keyboard warrior with, but numbers are numbers. You’re not a numbercist are you?
No. It really isn't.
So you don't have any source except for some screenshot of a message?
Hey, I can do this all day. As long as you’re making sure you’re fighting the good fight.
What does this have to do with the source of your figures? Are you so Republican that you literally just make up numbers or use memes or comments from unsubstantiated sources as your entire basis of truth?
Do what? Posting pictures? I asked about the source of expected/attendees numbers.
What was your favorite part of the parade?
I wasn't watching. I have seen my share of parades and don't care about another one somewhere on the other side of the planet.
You seem to have a lot of opinions about a parade you didn't watch and don't care about.
Only one opinion.
I know you're getting downvoted a lot, but I don't think you're a Trump supporter or arguing in bad faith. I know what you mean.
People on the left, like myself, were always going to call the parade a failure. It was always going to be a sad, pointless attempt at spectacle. By its very nature, it was a failure. In no world were we going to say, "yeah I hate the guy, but damn if he doesn't know how to throw a bitchin' parade."
On the flipside, Trump and Maga folks were always going to call it a success. Or maybe there are reports of angry red hat people who expected a better show and were disappointed. Unlikely, though.
On what terms do you define its success or failure? Yes, attendance is one. If they expected ten times as many people, then, as you say, it's a failure. You aren't wrong for asking for a source.
I think your original comment was less along the lines of, "how do we know it wasn't an amazing success, though?" and more like, "wasn't the parade exactly as expected?"